New York’s local news is offering up wedding advice on their Web site ww2.7online.com.

There’s some great advice on big mistakes you can make in planning your wedding, such as planning before the guest list, freaking our about the small stuff and driving the groom nuts with any idea you had.

This point about the guest list is spot on. I though Ed and I were going to have a small wedding. About 70 or so friends and family gathered to help us celebrate the big day. Little did I realize I had 200 family members all on my own. Never let it be said that I’m an underachiever.

That complete changed everything about the reception, from venues that we looked at and plate prices we thought we could afford to the guest list itself, where it was pretty obvious that some cutting was needed.

We opted to go the no-kids route, except immediate family – Ed’s children and nieces and nephews. Since the pub requires anyone under 21 to leave at 9 p.m., we also have a built-in excuse to advise parents to keep the children at home. In all, we have space for 150 people. I’ve heard that you can count on 20-25 percent of the invitees to refuse the invitation, so that means we can invite 200 people and still come in near our target.